Content warning: suicide This project was completed by Sarah Alexander, Samantha Anderson, Jennifer Bratburd, Alejandra Canales, and Tina Lynch, all current students or recent graduates from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and members of Madison-based NSPN chapter …
Editorial
Science Policy Opportunities For Early Career Scientists
Grant S. Hisao (Postdoctoral Research Associate, CaSP Member, Associate Editor for the Journal of Science Policy and Governance) On May 3, 2019, CaSP held a career panel featuring four individuals who work in the areas …
Science Policy Predictions After the 2018 Midterms
Editorial written by Jenny Bratburd, CaSP member and a graduate student in Microbiology. In the 2018 midterms, many scientifically trained candidates won elections for the House of Representatives, including a doctor, nurse, and several engineers. …
Opioid Addiction Relief?
In July of this year, journal club discussed the opioid crisis (see July’s Journal Club Review). The discussion focused on changes at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that may have adversely affected the battle against …
July Theme: Addiction
Earlier this year, Wisconsin’s junior Senator, Tammy Baldwin (D), publicly spoke about her mother’s addiction with prescription drugs and the impact on her life. Her comments came with the hope that increased dialog about addiction …
What is Scott Pruitt’s “secret science?:” an in depth analysis of the EPA proposed rule “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science”
In April 2018, the EPA proposed a rule titled, “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science.” The goal of this rule is to make data for “pivotal regulatory science” available to the public for “independent validation.” Supporters …
May Theme: Environmental Law and Policy
If you follow the news a lot as some of the members of the CaSP communications committee, you would know that there is no shortage of controversy and news coming from the White House. A …